by Sally Britton
"A viewing
a day...
to keep the
blues away!"
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TAKING
OTHERS FOR GRANTED
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I think
a common trait of human nature, is taking things for granted. And not
only things, but people too!
We are not supposed to take each other for granted.
Our loved ones are there next to us, and we are grateful for them, we
know we
love them, but as time goes by, we start taking them for granted and
not
showing them the due appreciation and the love that they deserve.
Familiarity is the main enemy, I think. We've all heard that saying,
"Familiarity breeds contempt." That's certainly true. It starts with
complaints.
We
start complaining about someone, finding faults, seeing what
we're lacking, feeling not as fulfilled as we hope we should be, and
then, we
start not only thinking those complaints, but voicing them! We start
murmuring
to others! That's dangerous. That creates a big gap between you and
them. Not
only a physical gap, but mainly an emotional and spiritual gap.
The dangers of murmuring are greater than we realize. Let us not be
known to
murmur and complain, but be grateful, for God's sake! Appreciate those
around
us, show them love, and thank the Lord for them. We please Him by
showing
thankfulness for the things He has blessed us with.
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